14.
some terminology:
•node
•a computer
recruited to the botnet and controlled
by the botnet owner.
•command&control (C2)
•a central authority controlling the botnet, providing
the nodes with instructions.
•recruitment
•the methods used by the botnet owner to add nodes
to his botnet.
•attrition
•the loss of nodes from the botnet.
•rate of growth/decay: size + recruitment - attrition